Sue

I got an email that said anyone could apply for free trees, which were a Rowan and a wild Cherry, and if you got them and only wanted one, you could give the other one to a friend!

I chain drink tea, so it's a pot and a cosy for me :))

Zebedee Tring Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I see that Humdinger has been "deactivated". Let us hope it is permanent ....

I drink PG Tips. It's the only breakfast-type tea I like. It never occurred to me until recently that their tea bags might contain plastic. I've been putting them in my compost bin for years :( Looking at their website, it seems that they are still "moving to" fully biodegradable tea bags. So maybe I will move to loose PG Tips. Time to get a tea pot and knit a tea cosy :)) ETA: I've just looked up the price. ?2 for 250g in Tesco :)

Zebedee Tring Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Humdinger, judging from a quick review of your > posting history, you may well qualify for troll > status. Indeed.

I would have suggested The Ivy House in Nunhead, which is very child friendly and runs various children's things in its ballroom. However they often have live music in the ballroom on Sunday afternoons, though I don't know if they are at the moment. Might be worth trying? It's a great room and would easily hold the numbers you say. https://www.ivyhousenunhead.com/ 020 7277 8233 ETA: To forestall accusations of a vested interest, it's London's first community owned pub and I have community shares in it :)

belladonna Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Kuki on Bellenden is a very reasonable > neighbourhood salon. And also excellent cuts. Many recommendations on here.

Upstairs at The Old Nun's Head

Lula Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Another vote for the sticky pheromone traps. Also > remember to not leave windows open and lights on. > You'll come back to find loads of moths flocking > to the light. Happy to be proved wrong, but I've never known clothes moths to be attracted to light?

Cafcax Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You do talk some bollocks Humdinger. That appears to be his/her reason for being on the forum.

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I can't help, but I wonder if a chiropractor might be able to advise (both on the back pain and the best mattress for you?) Daniel at the Dulwich Chiropractic Clinic in Crystal Palace Road is excellent, and has many recommendations on here. http://www.dulwichchiropractic.co.uk/ I hope your back improves, back pain is horrible.

Damn, I would have loved to have seen that!

staplemeg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Has anyone seen the young Egyptian geese who were > living in Peckham park? There were five of them I > think, haven't seen them in a few weeks. Wonder if > they've moved off somewhere else. Oh no, hope they haven't been eaten by the heron :( But last time I saw them they were quite large, so hopefully too large for the heron :)

diable rouge Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Sue Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > > I can cancel at the end of the two months and > just > > buy ink as I need it, or go onto another plan. > Or > > stay on the 300 page one. > > My HP printer is a bit older than yours, I don't > have to print stuff regularly as I can PDF most > work related docs, so this may not hold true in > your case, but my printer used to allow me to > print as and when until the ink(s) had run out, > but I've noticed that recent HP replacement inks > now 'expire' regardless whether the ink has been > used up or not. I've no idea how long this > 'expiry' period is for, can't remember seeing > anything glaringly obvious on the packaging, and > the onscreen ink levels doesn't say anything > either. Really annoying when I haven't used my > printer for a while then want to print something > only to be told to replace the cartridge, even > though the cartridge is full of ink. It's also > typical of our throwaway culture that it's now > cheaper to buy a new printer rather than > replacement inks... I'm using their Instant Ink - they monitor your ink levels online and post you ink before your cartridges run out. You pay by page rather than the amount of ink, so whether this would be good for you would depend on the sort of stuff you printed, I guess. But if your printer is old it may not support Instant Ink? You could ask/complain via the Facebook Messenger I used - they seem very helpful?

Might it be worth posting on councillor James Ash's thread about some of these issues?

These are the instructions I got from HP, but I had to Google some of it, and some of it wasn't for Windows 10, but I struggled through it somehow :)) My printer wasn't actually listed under Devices and Printers, so I didn't need to delete it there. It was some of the steps in the HP support link that I had to google, eg to find out where the pause/break key was, DUH :)) We might be able to resolve the issue by removing the existing printer software and drivers and then installing a compatible driver. Here is how to do it: 1.) In Windows, search for and open Control Panel 2.) Open Programs and Feature, Select your HP Printer 3.) Select Uninstall 4.) In Windows, search for and open Devices and printers 5.) In the Devices and Printers windows look for your HP printer. If you see it listed right-click on it and choose 'Delete' or 'Remove Device' 6.) Open up the run command with the "Windows key + R" key combo. 7.) Type printui.exe /s and click Ok. (Note: there is a space in between ?printui.exe? and ?/s?) 8.) Click on the "Drivers" tab 9.) Look for HP Printer driver. If you see it Click on it and click Remove at the bottom 10.) Select Ok 11.) Select Apply and Ok on the Print Server Properties windows 12.) Close Devices and Printers 13.) Open up the run command with the "Windows key + R" key combo. 14.) Type c:/programdata and click Ok. Go to Hewlett Packard folder, remove any printer related folders & files. 15.) Restart the computer. Once the drivers are removed, use the steps available here: https://support.hp.com/in-en/document/c01796879 to add a Windows built-in print driver. ETA: Although the rest of the HP support was dismal (they still haven't returned my call), the Facebook messaging was excellent, and amazingly quick to respond even over the weekend. I had some other queries as well, which they answered promptly. The printer was ?25 and I get two months' free ink based on pages rather than ink used. I went for the 300 pages a month option given that it's free (I now intend to make use of it for printing out photos in the free months :)) though I suspect there may be something in the small print which stops me doing that somehow :)) ) I can cancel at the end of the two months and just buy ink as I need it, or go onto another plan. Or stay on the 300 page one. I worked out what I had spent on ink per month on average over the last two years, and this compares well with that, plus I was buying compatible inks and these are HP ink. This printer didn't get great reviews, but so far the quality of printing seems fine to me (my last two printers were very expensive, and both died, and Epson haven't exactly endeared themselves to me with all the palaver over the faulty printer I had to return).

Finally sorted, hooray! I did have to uninstall and reinstall the printer, but in a different way to that suggested above. It was all a bit complicated but hey, I now know there is a pause/break key on my keyboard! Thanks so much to everybody on this thread :)

yeknomyeknom Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > We use peppermint essential oil on cotton wool > balls. Works well This has got rid of all your moths? Both male (flying) and female (creeping)? How big a problem did you have? Sorry to be cynical, but I'm amazed if that is a permanent solution (though if it is, I will deffo try it!)

I've been there in the past, and it was really interesting :)

Have had a helpful response from HP via Facebook messaging. Involves uninstalling and reinstalling stuff so shan't be doing it yet.

Yes it is wireless, however I have now printed a Word document from my laptop on somebody else's printer connected by a USB cable. This came out absolutely fine, in the usual A4 format. Therefore that implies Word is OK and there must be something wrong with the printer settings on my new printer, no? I don't have my printer with me here, so I can't look again.

The best route on Google maps will be different every time depending on the time of day and the traffic conditions ... Your best bet is to look at it just before you leave, then keep it on during the journey in case of unexpected changes in traffic conditions eg a hold up due to an accident, so it will reroute you to avoid it.